onee-san means the older sister
Onii-san means older brother (some ppl say Nii-san)
onee-san~ oh-neh-sahn
nii-san~ knee-sahn
“chan” and “san” are words to add to the end of a name, etc.for example~ Tom-san.
san is a more formal way
It is a more cute application and is mostly used by friends and family. (its mainly girls who use it though)
Onee San
nii-san means ‘older brother’ and onee- san means ‘older sister’.
Both -chan and -san are endings. -san is more formal and respecting, while -chan is ‘cuter’ and more familiar. In English, one can call a close friend a brother or sister if they are not related to them.
The Meaning of Oneesan
Oniisan or oniichan is for an older brother who is not your own or a young gentleman
Niisan, it’s for your older brother
In English, oneesan is written on*chan and is pronounced like the e in rend and does not mean older sister or young lady but rather older sister not of your own.
N*chan or N*san is your own older sister
Is the equivalent of onee-san, onee-chan, nee-chan, nee san, etc.
I am Nii-san, Nii is Chan, I am Onii-san, I am Onii-chan!… older brothers etc.
Ionee-san / Chan means older brother / sister
Nii-san means brother in Japanese.
Oh-knee-sahn is how onee-san is pronounced.
Nii-san is pronounced “knee-sahn”
In Japanese, the letter ‘e’ is pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘kept’ or the ‘e’ in ‘hemp.
The letter ‘i’ is pronounced like the letter ‘ee’ in the word ‘see’ or ‘meet’.
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onee-san means older sister
nii-san means older brother (some ppl say onii-san)
onee-san~ oh-neh-sahn
nii-san~ knee-sahn
“Chan” and “san” are words to place on the end of a name, for example * Tom-san.
chan is more cute and mostly friends and close ppl use it with each other . (its mainly girls who use it though)
It is more formal with San.
Onee San
nii-san means ‘older brother’ and onee- san means ‘older sister’.
-san and -chan are endings. -san is more formal, respecting, and -chan is ‘cuter’ or more familiar. its possible to call someone who isn’t related by these names also, just as in english someone might call a close friend as ‘brother’ or ‘sister’.
Oneesan Meaning
Oniisan or oniichan is for an older brother not of your own or a young gentleman
Niisan is for your own older brother
Oneesan is actually written onēchan in English and is pronounced like the e in rend, not like knee means older sister not of your own or young lady
Nēsan or nēchan is your own older sister
onee-san, onee-chan, nee-chan, nee san… etc = older sis
nii-san, nii=chan, onii-san, onii-chan…. etc = older bro
onee-san/chan means older brother or sister
nii-san means brother.
onee-san is pronounced “oh-knee-sahn”,
and nii-san is “knee-sahn”
The letter ‘e’ in Japanese is pronounced like the ‘e’ in ‘kept’ or the ‘e’ in ‘hemp’.
The letter ‘i’ is pronounced like the ‘ee’ in the word ‘see’ or ‘meet’.